Other Health Impairment means having limited strength, vitality, or alertness, including a heightened alertness to environmental stimuli, that results in limited alertness with respect to the educational environment, that--(a) is due to chronic or acute health problems such as asthma, attention deficit disorder or attention deficit hyperactivity disorder, diabetes, epilepsy, a heart condition, hemophilia, lead poisoning, leukemia, nephritis, rheumatic fever, sickle cell anemia, and Tourette syndrome; and
(b) adversely affects a child’s educational performance.
These conditions can only be diagnosed by licensed physician.
Helpful Links:
Parenting Kids with ADHD: 16 Tips to Tackle Common Challenges
Do's and Don'ts
Tourette Syndrome
Raising a Child with Tourette Syndrome: One Family's Story
Coping with Epilepsy
(b) adversely affects a child’s educational performance.
These conditions can only be diagnosed by licensed physician.
Helpful Links:
Parenting Kids with ADHD: 16 Tips to Tackle Common Challenges
Do's and Don'ts
Tourette Syndrome
Raising a Child with Tourette Syndrome: One Family's Story
Coping with Epilepsy